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top news photography Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, January, 27th - There is a chance that a first world championship riichi mahjong will be held the years to come. And this might very well take place somewhere in Europe. This is stated in a report, written for the Dutch mahjong association. Picture: The Second European Mahjong Championship, Hanover, Germany, 2010. Read more…
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  • Murder in mahjong house

    JOHOR MARU, Malay - Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of a 73-year-old woman in Mersing. Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Amer Awal said the suspects broke into the shophouse Wong Gan Song lived in between midnight and 1....
  • New YouTube video of French Mahjong Club

    PARIS - Within two months, the Fifth International Paris Mahjong Tournament will take place. (Subscription is alredy closed; there are 108 participants.) On the occasion of this event, the Paris club Magic Mahjong Social Pung has released an almost profes...
  • European Champion will not defend his title

    HANOVER - European riichi mahjong champion, Thomas Kragh from Denmark, will not defend his title. Thomas could not qualify for the EC 2010, which takes place coming Summer in Hanover, Germany.Thomas mails to MahjongNews from his new home in Norway:  "I w...
  • ‘Expert Seminar’ precedes EC Riichi 2010

    HANOVER - On Sunday, July 11th, 2010, six o'clock in the afternoon, the name of the successor of European riichi mahjong champion Thomas Kragh will be formally announced. This will be the end of two - no doubt, thrilling - days of riichi mahjong in the Ja...
  • Italy WMC210: the twelve chosen

    CERVIA, Italy - Also, for the Italian players, the die is cast. After the final qualification tournament at Cervia, twelve players have been qualified to participate in the World Mahjong Championship 2010 in the Netherlands: the first eleven players of ...
  • Mahjong player attacked by two friends

    CEBU, Philippines - A 38-year-old man was wounded after he was stabbed allegedly by his two friends in barangay Suba, Cebu City on Saturday night.Elvis Las Piñas suffered stab wounds in the head, shoulder and arms. His attackers remain at large. Police i...
  • Silver Mementos for the World Championship

    UTRECHT - Two Dutch silversmiths have designed precious ornaments as special mementos for the World Mahjong Championship 2010. Part of the proceeds is meant for the financing of the WMC. ...
  • Subscription fee for WMC 2010: €222

    UTRECHT - The subscription fee to the World Mahjong Championship 2010 will be 222 euros (304 USD). This was made public today at IJsselstein (near Utrecht), during the general assemblee of the Dutch Mahjong Association, the organizer of the championship....
  • Germans for ‘Utrecht’

    DORTMUND - The German delegation for the World Mahjong Championship 2010 in the Netherlands has been determined. The last qualification tournament was the MCR Open in Dortmund. ...
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OEMC Movies Online

On the occasion of the 100th MERS tournament, directors Bram van Erkel and Jelte Rep have granted permission to publish online the movies they made on the occasion of the first MERS tournament, the OEMC2005 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Mr. Van Erkel and Mr. Rep made a documentary about the competition, which now can be watched on YouTube.
Part 1
Part 2.
Finally, the comic feature 'Mahjong in Holland' can also be watched on YouTube. In this movie, 'proof' is produced that mahjong actually was invented in Holland.
Mahjong in Holland



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